To assist clients and their families in participating in the development and implementation of the client’s care plan to the fullest extent and to utilize available community support services where available and appropriate in the care of clients; and Assembly of First Nations – Home and Community Care Program Analysis 3. To build the capacity within First Nations and Inuit communities to deliver [...] This was due in part to the time of year the research was undertaken (March) and the proximity to the end of the fiscal year. [...] The above completed reports all include a consideration of the challenges and barriers affecting both the establishment of the program and the achievement of its objectives across Canada. [...] In the context of the FNIHCCP, these individuals would most likely be the people to be asked to look into the application and planning process for the program. [...] As pointed out in the FNIHCCP Formative Evaluation, in smaller communities, the funding formula of the program encourages the extension of these people’s efforts without fair compensation for the amount of work actually required to access the program and initiate the subsequent planning and assessment processes12.